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49ers interview Saleh, Townsend for defensive coordinator job

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49ers interview Saleh, Townsend for defensive coordinator job

49ers interview Saleh, Townsend for defensive coordinator job originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

Coach Kyle Shanahan didn’t waste much time interviewing Robert Saleh for the team’s vacant defensive coordinator position.

Saleh, who was fired as head coach by the New York Jets early in the season, was interviewed for the job on Thursday.

The position became available when Shanahan determined this week that Nick Sorensen would not return for a second season as the 49ers’ defensive coordinator.

The 49ers also interviewed Deshea Townsend, the Detroit Lions’ game coordinator and defensive backs coach, the team announced.

Both Saleh and Townsend participated in virtual interviews.

Saleh, 45, is considered a candidate for at least two head coaching openings with the Jacksonville Jaguars and Las Vegas Raiders.

Saleh served as the 49ers’ defensive coordinator for the first four seasons of Shanahan’s tenure as head coach (2017-2020).

He served three full seasons as Jets head coach and was fired after the team posted a 2-3 record this season. Saleh’s record with the Jets was 20-26.

Townsend, 49, is the Lions’ top defensive assistant under coordinator Aaron Glenn. This is his first season with the Lions, the best player in the NFC playoffs. He has 25 seasons of combined NFL playing and coaching experience. He spent the 2022 and ’23 seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars in the same role he currently fills with the Lions.

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